RFID Basics for Health-Care Professionals
Successful Deployment of RTLS in Health Care
Using RTLS to Overcome Business-Management Challenges in Today's Operating Room
Pharmaceutical Shifts Toward UHF RFID for Savings
Published February 2009
The global pharmaceutical industry dispenses more than $500 billion worth of prescription medications annually, with the distribution of regulated pharmaceuticals achieved through a complex supply chain involving thousands of trading partners who conduct business through multiple transaction levels. With this in mind, Alien Technology explores the benefits that can be derived from RFID technologies, such as stemming the influx of counterfeit drugs.
RFID Usage in the Patient-Care Environment
Published July 2008
This study, authored by Barbara Christe, Elaine Cooney, Gregg Maggioli, Dustin Doty, Robert Frye and Jason Short, examines the effects of two common passive RFID antennas—near-field and far-field—and five general types of patient-care equipment in real-use scenarios. Data was collected regarding the function of the equipment within the antennas' RF fields, in situations resembling common use.
From A to ZigBee: The Truth About Sensor Networks
Published June 2008
Awarepoint explains how the ZigBee protocol can help enable a cost-effective, standards-based wireless networking solution for the health-care sector, supporting low data rates, low power consumption, security and reliability.